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How do you use Kingside in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Kingside in a sentence

Kingside meaning

The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position).

Using Kingside

  • The main meaning on this page is: The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position).
  • In the example corpus, kingside often appears in combinations such as: the kingside, kingside castling, kingside and.

Context around Kingside

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

castles 1× castle 1×

Often after:

castling 2×

Sentence patterns with Kingside

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

0 for kingside castling and 1× achieve than kingside castling 1× on the kingside 1× player castles kingside and the 1× right the kingside are labeled 1× to castle kingside and rare 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

black in contrast 1× castling is indicated 1× if one player 1× in addition queenside 1× it is common 1× the vertical columns 1×

Common sentence endings:

for queenside castling 1× of the board 1× on the kingside 1× opposite side castling 1× than kingside castling 1× to castle queenside 1×

Words around Kingside

Just before it in the word index:

kingsholm 7 kingship 127 kingshill 3 kingshighway 3 kingsheath 2 kingsguard 5

Just after it in the word index:

kingsland 27 kingslayer 4 kingsley 190 kingsman 21 kingsmead 12 kingsmeadow 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Kingside

  • In this selection, "kingside" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, castles, castle and castling stand out and add context to how "kingside" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 0 for kingside castling and and achieve than kingside castling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kingside" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kingside

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

If one player castles kingside and the other queenside, it is called opposite (or opposite-side) castling. (17 words)

It is common for both players to castle kingside, and rare for both players to castle queenside. (17 words)

Castling is indicated by the special notations 0-0 for kingside castling and 0-0-0 for queenside castling. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The vertical columns of squares (called files ) from White's left (the queenside ) to his or her right (the kingside ) are labeled a through h. The horizontal rows of squares (called ranks ) are numbered 1 to 8 starting from White's side of the board. (45 words)

Black, in contrast, suffers from a bad bishop on c8, which is prevented by the black pawns from finding a good square or helping out on the kingside. (28 words)

Castling is indicated by the special notations 0-0 for kingside castling and 0-0-0 for queenside castling. (19 words)

Example sentences (6)

Black, in contrast, suffers from a bad bishop on c8, which is prevented by the black pawns from finding a good square or helping out on the kingside.

Castling is indicated by the special notations 0-0 for kingside castling and 0-0-0 for queenside castling.

If one player castles kingside and the other queenside, it is called opposite (or opposite-side) castling.

In addition, queenside castling requires moving the queen; therefore, it may take slightly longer to achieve than kingside castling.

It is common for both players to castle kingside, and rare for both players to castle queenside.

The vertical columns of squares (called files ) from White's left (the queenside ) to his or her right (the kingside ) are labeled a through h. The horizontal rows of squares (called ranks ) are numbered 1 to 8 starting from White's side of the board.

Common combinations with kingside

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kingside" in a sentence?
An example: "Black, in contrast, suffers from a bad bishop on c8, which is prevented by the black pawns from finding a good square or helping out on the kingside." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "kingside" from authentic English texts.
What does "kingside" mean?
Kingside means: The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position).
How many example sentences with "kingside" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "kingside", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.